His home was very wealthy with a running drugstore, selling home-recipe-medicines…
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Warm Up to a Japanese Kotatsu
While a kotatsu is a winter staple in Japan, it may be completely foreign to our friends from abroad.
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Top Four Recommended Glamping Facilities in Kansai
As activities enjoyed in nature and isolation from densely populated cities are gaining the spotlight, “glamping,” …
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JAPANESE SAMURAI / MINAMOTO no Yoshitsune
Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1159-1189) was a military commander of the Minamoto clan…
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JAPANESE SAMURAI / AKECHI Mitsuhide
Akechi Mitsuhide, who is famous for being the leader at the ‘Honnouji Rebellion’…
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JAPANESE SAMURAI / KATSU Kaishu
Born in Edo, as a Son of Hatamoto, a Direct Retainer of the Shogun…
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JAPANESE SAMURAI / MINAMOTONO Yoritomo
This time we will talk about Yoritomo’s life, who established the very first “Samurai Administration”…
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JAPANESE SAMURAI / DATE Masamune
Masamune has significantly influenced the History of Japan, and particularly the Tohoku region…
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JAPANESE SAMURAI / MIYAMOTO Musashi
The icon of Miyamoto Musashi is the dual-wielding style which means fighting with two swords…
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JAPANESE SAMURAI / UESUGI Kenshin
Uesugi Kenshin (上杉謙信) was a powerful warlord, a brilliant strategist…
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JAPANESE SAMURAI / TAKEDA Shingen
JAPANESE SAMURAI / TOKUGAWA Ieyasu
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616) is the third of the three great unifiers of Japan …
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